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The global age-friendly community movement : a critical appraisal / edited by Philip B. Stafford.

Other author/creatorStafford, Philip B.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Descriptionxiii, 272 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Life course, culture and aging: global transformations ; volume 5
Contents Introduction : theorizing and practicing age-friendly development / Philip B. Stafford -- Creating age-friendly communities in urban environments : research issues and policy recommendations / Tine Buffel and Chris Phillipson -- Training advocates to undertake livable community initiatives : a pilot program / Sharon A. Baggett -- Public places, community, and the physical and mental health of children and elders / Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard -- The intersection between sustainable and age-friendly development / Alan DeLaTorre -- Accessibility, participation, networking : the impact of a local network on the environment and the life relationship of older people / Birgit Wolter -- Assessing the aging-friendliness of two New York City neighborhoods : a case study / Mia R. Oberlink and Barbara S. Davis -- Communities for all ages : reinforcing and re-imagining the social compact / Corita Brown and Nancy Henkin -- Ibasho Cafe : giving elders a role to play in making communities more resilient / Emi Kiyota -- Youth and older persons as agents for change : creating an inclusive and age-friendly society for all / Kristin Bodiford, Arthur Namara, and Luke Nchichupa -- Retrofitting small towns : how aging-in-place could transform rural America / Zachary Benedict -- Creating an age-friendly community in a depopulated town in Japan : a search for resilient ways to cherish new commons as local cultural resources -- Nanami suzuki -- Relational well-being and age-friendly cities / Marian Barnes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018039453
ISBN9781785336676 (hardback : alk. paper)

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